Mechanically-operated figure toy



June 7, 1927.

A. W. ANKENY MECHANIQALLY OPERATED FIGURE TOY Filed April 2l, 1926 FDIC DUTY l DEPT ii sA; n Mawr INVENTOR. /i'rHu/' M4 /v/fE/VK ATTORNEY.

BY- l f 5 ben-useful,Vv in a varietyfof,vvayslinwhich 1r VV.in connection'withithe figure whichfwillffat- 'l Patented .lune 7, 1927.."

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' l" applicati@ sied Ap'rnaiyleae. "serial-.Nol 103,647

' vThis invention relatestoitfoysand in vpare ticulartoa type to whichmechanical motion' isimparted so thatythefs'ame (will attract attention-and will not onlyibeamusing butwill;`

, nparticula'rl object ofithe ,invention` is to provide ai 4miniature vtoy J fashioned afterthe tra-tHe regulatinglofiicerf and which shall have i' 10 similar-movements to. an officer. controlling trafiicso that :the movingy parts `thereof will :draw attention. a A; f'urtherrobject of the invention isto pro;

" AvideV an intermittent meansjfor operating,V `the figure-and also ast'op andgov semaphorehv tract f attention and thereby Y 1 increase v,the f Avalue-.of the'toy. n .1 y zr." l A still. 'further f object lof the invention' -is to providein. combination` with an attractive toy, 'an advertising' .device so thatthe .i latter will operate in unison with the move-y ments of the igure of the vtoyxsoithat` saidVA movements will draw attention to the advertising feature thereof. l.. f l A further objecty ofthe invention is toY .provide mechanism'which Vwill operate the `figure .and alsothe vadvertising devicecin. proper sequence so lthat' the movements of j', both willrcoordinate to produce the proper attention drawing eect. e. x

Toenable others skilled in the art to fully Y comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the Vsame in 351': the 4various modifications in structure and relation contemplated5l avdrawing depicting v a preferred form has been annexed as. apartof this disclosure and in such'drawings,fsim.l il-ar reference charactersdenote corresponding parts throughout 4allofthe viewsjof` which, v Figure l is a view inperspective showing the arrangement of my figure toy andshowl ing also the advertising display devicewhich is associated therewith.

arranged to show theinterior ,mechanism which operatesthe toy. 1

the arrangement of the'mechanism, ythev section being taken on the line 3 3. of Fig- -ure2.. y Av11V' AFigure 4 is a top plan View oftheV base of jthe toy, the .top thereof being vremoved so thatv the interior mechanism `can be seen, and

housed the'operating mechanism; i

'ing providedy in the "top 7.', aisuitable socket; lofint'o' which is fixed-tiresemapho` housing v 1 1;fthrough which.LextendsthepOst y 12 which y. piOjectS 1 beyond theztop; i

20, is adapted to revolve therewith whensaid f n f Figure 2 is a 'sectional4 view in elevation Figure 3 is a side viewinsection showing l Y l Y AvrriURW. ANKENY, nvnnilvfn rEivNsYLvN'I y i y -f .Figure-5 isa front viewinelevation '5 `portion of the ,mechanism greatly enlarged jf' tOfShOW the arrangement;thereof.`

`AReferr'lng to :the'drja'w-ingsf in -detail," 5" p, 602"- 4 which may-,be constructed ofmetal-Lor othe; suitablematerial and in?'whichgfnay yhe dicates Vthe base; or boXAportion'-fofthe gtoyf.l

This housing 5 comprisesthe usual top 7;, bott'om8. andVsidcWallsj 9, there-b Stopand.transversely-theretoggthe sg11 f platelt, whichbearsthelegendGok- The@ l. rindicator'or semaphore post'12'isprovided inits mid portionwith an extension vllgwhichg 75H2:V projects through a 'suitableslotin the hous, ing 11- andhaspivoted iat;itsgote'endlas:

at 16, the. arm V1?' ofthe p olicemans v1figure, Y 'the ligure being indicated-as'at 18 and loomi swing'with said extensionV 15- so that it will be apparent that theV figure ofjtheoliieergi-s; l

operatingp;the semaphore. rvThe figure/118.v being hollow, as before stated',v allows for lthe f passage ltherethrough of verticaljvfigure-:901k

post 20', lwhich carries at itslupper jend, andy has-'secured thereto)` the -gheadg21 kof -thegfj ure', which, being attached to'said figure post post ris given a turning movement. j'The post, adjacent yits upper end, is providedv with a cam member 22-over which isadapted to slide the camrider`23. -"EThis cam rider 2K3 'Y constituting theextended end ofa pivot 24 g which maintains the arni25 `ofthe-figure in 10'0 f position against the body and in loweredmorraised position depending upon -the the yfigure post 2O willrevolve Y` the pivot)105y through vthe medium of the cam rider and-fthe arm 25 being secured to said pivotjwillraise f and lower corresponding to the movement 'Y said cam rider. The' hand ofthe arm 25 car-*Vj ries a suitable'V batonfor club position of the rider 23 onthe caml The lower ends of the posts l2 and 2G are `supported-fin suitable bearing plates posi; Y'tioned on =thebot-tom Sorq the housing 5 and are adapted to revolve therein. Thei'neoharnism for causing theoperation"ot` the posts comprises a spring' motor' 27, which isV mounteduponv andfoperutes Vthe shatt'28,

which is journalied in suitable standards 2) I Jandfhas one endshapedito `fit arsuitable winding `key 30, lthrough the mediumwot l which the-#spring 27 rwound Vto cause sub sequent operation'offthe shaftlQS, the latter! carrying atfi'ts innermost end, Vitlie driving ygear `I3()Y `l`Which Vis' Iixed thereto' and which f flneshe's #with thevfintermediate gear Bl ealr' ri'ed by butf operating :freely on the end io't the ratchet shaft 32, Whichjis liournalled fin ,thesuitablestandsrd 33 a'nd also in one ot'V thejside Walls f9-ot the housing 5.

`'terme'diate gear 3l "drives the pinion 31h This VVinand v`which koperatesflthe same when ullo'wveu toftloV So bfyfthe controlling' escapeirient :dog`- 'vandiesealpement Wheel?, thelatter two f operatingin there usual'lnanner'v` to `prevent f I thema-pid i1n-vvindind1ottlie spring and ab` normalfopera'tion othe gearsxand 'mecha nisin. The eseapementshaift 35 is journalled inthe 'standards SSEI't-'Will vbe seen, theref fore,that'th'e operation of; vthe gear 30 is caused lby the spring S27 Ywhen the same has j been Wound bythe key -30 land'said gear 3U l-OeXt'ending' over the gear-3l' so'thatritwill Y operates Ithe intermediatefgear ol, the operation thereof being controlled. rby ltheesc'apem'entand pinion 34. i f

Thisintermediate gear 3l carries attinger r39 which extends vbeyond the periphery ot- Y said gearbut is'oliset to clear the gear 30V,

during itis .revolutionary movement.v The ing'lfer 139, as Pshovvn iin Figure 2 is in position toV engage the arm d0 carriedv adjacent thereto'onthe semaphore post 12,!sa1d armb'e 'engaged bfy the finger 39 to causeafturnfing/of the post 12 throughY an lare of lde-V ygrees so 1thatsi-g'n"Stop Will 'be revolvedl around v'until the sign Go fis displayed, This 'ng'er' 39 also 'during its .revolving movementop'erate's la similar arm-4l carried. von 1the lower end off the post 12 so that the movement imparted vto 'the post l2 will 'be the opposite to vthat given to -it Vvvhen tne fingerf) engages fthe'arm 40. y f I The'iinger-SQ, therefore, ro'perattes the semaphore post alternately `to display the signs l Stop 'and Go. In order to :transfer the movement Vto 4'the figure, I provide fa link member 42, theends of which are connected tothearmr 41 and arm 43 carried at therloW- "ere'nd of the fpos't A2O, so that vthe movement of the post 12 istransmitted lthrougn tue link `42to the fpost 20' and causes simultaneous turning iot the `otticers :head and 'loweringf'of his arm 25 'When ythey sign is turned to `the Go position. '1n-connection with ithe .der 46, `.disposed ,intheihousing 5.

arm ll", I provide an additional link 44' vvhichjextendsrin the opposite directionf'trom the link l2 and. which is @provided VVat -yits end with apiston'l, which operates in a cylin-V cylinder 46 carries'in v.one end thereof, a

Windireedlf? through the medium ot which aV Whistling sound Will be produced upon a 'imovementorf -thewpiston 45', this movement,V 'being ot course caused by the operation ot' thefarm 42 'in conjunction"Xviththepost 412.

'It e'will be evident, therefore, that lupon everyy movement ot' ithe `figure4 and 4the semaphore lpost,f`a` sharp lWhistle willlbe produced vv'hidh fW-ill l `simulate- Ithe AWhistlel commonly -used byfan oiicer directing itrdiidy In connection with .thelhousin'gl 5,' :lfha've provided V-on ithe .frontthereot A a E suitable box or container 4S Whichicoinpiusesaabottomdv 4 9 :and a front Wall v5()y which yextends sha1-it f Way across said'oonta'iner lQand -in which xisl pivoted as at 5l, ther outer endot :.thershct'` 32; VThissli-'aft' 32 in thatportion which lies Within the containerwor housing :48 is provided ;With a.' sleeve 1'52Whieh 'is .loose 4on `the shaft 32V and` WhicllralsoA carries flooseiy the projected =ends of idisplay :cards 53,; which l This are hidden troni" view by the Wall 50`b`ut which, v'when turnedtto .u Ythe position {shovvn 1n "Figure il rare inV iposition'or ldisplay and may bear fsnyfsuitable legend 'thereon suit able tothe business with: which said ltoy or'.

display device yisidentiied, fit being ofcourse understood that lthis ldevicey is not `merely 1a toy but can be used yandembodiediina large model to attract attention to :advertising medium displayed on vthe cards 53, rand it Vis Y ion 5G, which `is .in'engagement with a tooth f operating member or -gear` 5T, which is se#` cured to and operated by the shaft32 sothut the lrevolving' 'movement ot xthe Agea-r 57 yWill cause 'operation of the shaft l55 Ito lthrovva card throwing rack 58 which is secured'fto the shaft B5-and voperates through a suitable opening in the vvall ott-he housing 5to cause thefthroW-over'ot:the card v53 positioned behind the Wall 50 of thefcontsinerd. This ifacl; 58'is formed with ani-eccentrically disposededge port1on59 1n which are "formed the" teeth 60, these teeth `coming intoContact With successive cardsfas they raek`58 is operated in thefdireetion iin'dieated by the ,ar-j. roWinFigur'e 3., It 'Will beevident, therefore, that the operation of this card throivy,

ing 'rack through' -the opening lin the side Wall ot-.t-he-housing `5 Will bring each'ot the teeth sueeessivelyfinto contactfxvith the -loW- post 12 as has heretofore been eXplainedJ eredge of a-card-and will gradually throw the cards over to the positionv shown in Figure l. -v

Inorder to cause'thislthrow of the rack 5.8, which operates through the slot ly in thek housing 5 I provide on the shaft 32, a ratchet vwheel l62 over which Vtravels the'rpawl V63,

looselyrpivotved on the operating arm 64, which-'is journalled on the' shaft .32 and has free movement therearoundy when the sameV is actuated through the "medium of a suit-' Aable link 65, the'end of which is pivoted'asl at 66 to the end of an arm 67 secured on figure'operating post 20. It will be evident, therefore, that a turning movement of the will cause a turning movement lof the post and this in turn will cause, through the link 65,v the operation of the shaft l32 intermittently, to cause the rackv 58 to move outwardly and upwardly to throw the card.v

Particular attention isdirected to thefact that the slot 61 is located adjacentthe offset portion of the card through Awhich the shaft'y or sleeve 52 passes so thatv a .very slight up# ward 'movement on the tab of the card. will lonly be necessary to throw the same over to display position.

ln order to eliminate the throw-over of the card when the same is notdesired, I

v provide on one of the brackets 38, a boss 68 through which passes the pawl throw off rod 69, the end 70 of which is disposed eXteriorly of the casing 5 and when manipulated to `the position shown in the dottedl lines in {Figure 2 will prevent the pawl 63, when it substantially U-shaped formation and is loosely mounted on the shaft 32 and, as seen' 'in Figure 5, is provided with a toe portion 73 and sleeve 74, the latter of which carries the extended lip 75 which rests upon the end of an arm 76 which is pivoted as at 77 to the side wall of the'housing 5 and overliesvat its mid portion, the pivot 78 which lretains another scissor-like lever 79 in connection therewith against the sidewall of thehousing. This lever 79 having an extended por tion 80 which Vunderliesl said lever 76 and causes a throw-up movement4 of the same when the end of the lever 79 isv engaged by the projection 81 carried by the gear 57. It will be evident, therefore, that the cards are thrown over to the display position once in every revolution 0f the gear r57 and that when the extension 8l thereon revolvesaround until it contacts the end ofthe lever 79, it will cause a throw-up of the lever 76,

claims.

cause the vcard returning foot r7 2 'to 'kick up to throw the cards baciaV behind the wall 50. 'i

of the container'lS, the' position of the foot 72 being` returned to normal automatically when t'he'extension 810iv ythe gear ridesv over the end ofthe arm` 79, as will be a'p-` f l parent from inspection ofFigure 5. p It. will be evident, therefore, that I have whose end engages the linger the i throw-up of the lever 76 will consequently',

provided a unique and., amusing ligure toy,

which can be used not only to keep children amused but which canv Vbe used :in akvariety v of ways to call attention to advertising through the medium of motion which is the'r most effective means of display advertising.

is also evident thatil 'have provided a toy having few parts and one ,whichA can Abe Veasily made up and will efficientlyA perform the function for .which it hasbeen designed 1While I have illustrated anddescribed my invention with somer degree of particularity, l realize Vthat in practice variousalterations therein may bel made; I therefore reserve the right and privilegeof changing the form of the details `of construction or Aotherwise altering'the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit off i the 'invention Yor the scope of the appended Havingthus described my invention, what United States Letters Patent is v. l. A toy comprising a semaphore, a ligure representing a' traflic oflicer,means for operating said semaphore, a connection between said figure and said semaphore, a movable arm on the figure, a movable headon said igure,.and means op'eratedbyfsaid semaphore operating'means for moving the head and arm of said ligure simultaneously.

'l claim as new vand desire to vsecure by 2. A toy comprising a revolvable semaphore, a figure adjacent said semaphore, one arm of which'is, adapted to have contact therewith, a revolvable headv on said figure, means for revolving said head and said semaphore simultaneously, and means associated Y with said head revolving means for operating the other arm of said figure.

8. A toy comprising a revolvably mounted traflic, signal, a figure representing a traiiic oliicer adJacent said slgnal, one of the arms of the figure being 'pivotedv and extended towards said signal, means for revolving said signal, a pivotal `connection between the arm of said figure andsaid signal whereby the armunay partakev of the revolving rmovement of said signal, another arm pivoted on said vfigure andv means for operating said arm` with saidsignal simultaneously and intermittently.

t. A displaydevice comprisinga revolv-L I able signal post, a figuresimulating a trafiic ofiicer, means for revolving the post, a conneet-ion between the post and the .ligure iso whereby ilu/appears ae 'though the gure was the signal post, means foi" causing ent-operation of Suid post revolving "meme, an audible Signal, :wzl u connecon bevfee thesgml epfl alle pose operating moelle whereby 'he el; al is soumlecl 1113011 a evolving me zent of the post.- Y

5;"13 toy Comprising a. visuel Signal, a gure simulating 'a trafc officer, a movable zum on said g're, im audible Signal, a mechanically operated meehanlsm for operatng the Visual Signal and the gureelfm,

zul-fl means contlolleclby said mechanism for ruling che audible signal upon opeaton 'said visuall signal.' l in testimony Wheeofl my sgrlature,

ARTHUR-W.' ANKENX. {14s.} 

